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Fairness and the Willingness to Accept Plea Bargain Offers

Abstract
In contrast with the common assumption in the plea bargaining literature, we show fairness‐related concerns systematically impact defendants' preferences and judgments. In the domain of preferences, innocents are less willing to accept plea offers than guilty defendants and all defendants reject otherwise attractive offers that appear comparatively unfair. We also show that defendants who are unce...
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Keywords
Plea
Culpability
Normative
Willingness to accept
Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)
Law and economics
Psychology
Economics
Willingness to pay
Social psychology
Law
Microeconomics
Political science
Criminology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Peace, justice, and strong institutions


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Fairness and the Willingness to Accept Plea Bargain Offers
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Fairness and the Willingness to Accept Plea Bargain Offers

Abstract
In contrast with the common assumption in the plea bargaining literature, we show fairness‐related concerns systematically impact defendants' preferences and judgments. In the domain of preferences, innocents are less willing to accept plea offers than guilty defendants and all defendants reject otherwise attractive offers that appear comparatively unfair. We also show that defendants who are unce...
View PDF
Keywords
Plea
Culpability
Normative
Willingness to accept
Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)
Law and economics
Psychology
Economics
Willingness to pay
Social psychology
Law
Microeconomics
Political science
Criminology
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Peace, justice, and strong institutions


pdf file